Re: "Sheriff: 'Political correctness' leaves the U.S. vulnerable -- 'This is what happens when you disarm your citizens,' he writes after bombing in England," Wednesday Metro & State story.

I had to laugh when I read about this guy's list of Facebook posts. He threatens any man who might use the same restroom as his daughter. Does he realize that if he ever saw someone who looked like a man go in, it would be because he was required to do so by the new law because he was born as a woman?

The same lack of critical thinking applies to his post about the bomb attack in Manchester. None of the remedies he suggests would have stopped that attack. Armed citizens would have no time to shoot the attacker before he blew himself up.

He was born in Britain, so immigration vetting would not have helped keep him out. And it wouldn't have made sense to keep his parents out on the basis of a yet-to-be-born child. The repressive ideology that he rails against is over there, not here.

Someone who cannot think clearly about issues has no business being in any position of power, let alone a county sheriff!

The bombing in Manchester, England, was horrific and the work of, what Donald Trump calls, losers. I couldn't agree more. This is just another wake-up call to peace lovers that there are other people out there who are peace breakers.

But as long as the media continues to replay the post-bombing mayhem and chaos videos of the screaming and crying victims, terrorists will continue to clap and hoot and holler for the success of their demonic handiwork. Report on the facts, report on the continuing investigation -- but the videos will forever be branded into our memories, so we really don't need to see them every day.

Steve Marsden, Dallas/Crest View Park

Muslims condemn attack

It's been reported that ISIS takes responsibility for the attack in Manchester. This continues to support the fact that this group is atrocious and inhumane. Therefore, its association with a religion will be considered offensive.

As Ahmadi Muslims, we condemn extremism and terrorism entirely and stand with the British people in mourning the loss of innocent lives taken away during this attack.

ISIS proudly called the attacker "a soldier of the caliphate" who was able to "plant explosive devices." On the contrary, the caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has stated that "those who seek to justify their hateful acts in the name of Islam are serving only to defame it in the worst possible way."

With Ramadan right around the corner, Muslims will be focusing on remembering and praying for those affected in this tragedy and will continue to strive toward establishing peace in all communities.

Touba Khurshid, Pflugerville

Democrats shift blame

Re: "The president's budget proposal has no heart," by Michelle Singletary, Wednesday Business column.

Singletary's spurious claims that the Trump budget is heartless displays typical Democrat shift-the-blame strategy. Republicans have in the past and continue now to struggle with bloated budget numbers caused by Democrats giving away our hard-earned, fixed/retirement income tax dollars for votes, votes and more votes.

The budget must be balanced. The Republicans can do it. Conversely, the Democrats prefer power to continue to buy votes. Their position is grand theft. Unconscionable.

In addition to the border wall discussed in this article, President Donald Trump's budget proposal also calls for dramatic cuts in the State Department's foreign aid budget. Foreign aid accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget, but it saves millions of lives -- preventing starvation, treating disease and rescuing people from slavery.

I stand with Americans across the political spectrum and from all 50 states in my determination to see the end of slavery in my lifetime. I also stand with 300 faith leaders who asked Congress to oppose Trump's deep cuts to the foreign aid budget. The ball now is in Congress' court. I hope our congressmen and Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn will choose to stand on the right side of history.

After reading this article, I made the connection between the captors of those schoolgirls and the importance of education. While at a conference, I received the following statistics from Patrick Makokoro, a dedicated child rights activist from Zimbabwe, where he's worked with community development and relief projects. He noted the following:

Every year of schooling decreases the chance of youth engaging in violent conflict by 20 percent. Youth without an education can be nine times more likely to be recruited by rebel groups.

The importance of educating impoverished children in regard to national security is clear. The U.S. government has made annual investments in the Global Partnership for Education along with partnering countries. If our government cuts funding for global development assistance by 30 percent as proposed, we'll be losing ground in giving these susceptible youth an opportunity to have a hopeful future promoting peace.

Please petition your senators and representative to vote against these cuts.

Jeanette Essl, Dallas

No impeachment

Re: "Looking the other way," by Jennifer Jones, May 20 Letters.

Some are wondering why Donald Trump has not been impeached, despite all the allegations against him. I can think of two reasons.

One is legal. A president can be impeached only for committing a crime. He cannot be removed for upsetting Hillary Clinton, praising Vladimir Putin, appointing Michael Flynn, firing James Comey, tweeting insults or mocking CNN.

The other is political. His Democratic opponents are outnumbered in Congress. That won't change as long as the Democrats stand for higher taxes, socialized medicine, monopolized schools and too much regulation.

Ken Ashby, Dallas

RISD campaign woes

Re: "Candidate stands up to establishment," by Dave Lieber, May 19 Metro column.

It is disheartening and downright appalling that a decent, well-informed Richardson ISD citizen and parent, Lynn Davenport, can't run for a seat on the RISD school board without being sabotaged and harassed. Even with all this, she still received 46 percent of the votes.

Well done, Lynn. You ran an honest campaign, and your integrity is very much intact.

To the Dallas political consultant hired by Davenport's incumbent opponent: Where is your integrity? It appears that you are lacking in this area.